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Lynn Pettis SSC Guru Points: 442467 More actions · Answer 1

Then there are those who don't understand basic T-SQL well enough to understand what happens when you "inject SQL" in a query that results in a SQL query that doesn't even parse.

Sean Lange SSC Guru Points: 286590 More actions · Answer 2

Lynn Pettis - Monday, December 4, 2017 1:15 PM
Then there are those who don't understand basic T-SQL well enough to understand what happens when you "inject SQL" in a query that results in a SQL query that doesn't even parse.

At least that person is trying to make an argument to fix the code.

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Lynn Pettis SSC Guru Points: 442467 More actions · Answer 3

Sean Lange - Monday, December 4, 2017 1:44 PM
Lynn Pettis - Monday, December 4, 2017 1:15 PM
Then there are those who don't understand basic T-SQL well enough to understand what happens when you "inject SQL" in a query that results in a SQL query that doesn't even parse.
At least that person is trying to make an argument to fix the code.

That is true, but it doesn't help if he doesn't understand what he is being told.

Ed Wagner SSC Guru Points: 287026 More actions · Answer 4

Lynn Pettis - Monday, December 4, 2017 1:46 PM
Sean Lange - Monday, December 4, 2017 1:44 PM
Lynn Pettis - Monday, December 4, 2017 1:15 PM
Then there are those who don't understand basic T-SQL well enough to understand what happens when you "inject SQL" in a query that results in a SQL query that doesn't even parse.
At least that person is trying to make an argument to fix the code.
That is true, but it doesn't help if he doesn't understand what he is being told.

And the "helper" is still at it. He's got an answer for everything, no matter how badly misguided. He's approaching troll status and his emulation of others in giving bad advice is just plain sad.

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Thom A SSC Guru Points: 99130 More actions · Answer 5

Got to love Microsoft minutes. Having to uninstall an application on the Work PC, and the Installer showed it would take an impressive 68 Microsoft minutes. Some 5 minutes later it had 15 Microsoft Seconds remaining. That was 15 minutes ago, and it still states 15 Microsoft seconds.

Thom~

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Ed Wagner SSC Guru Points: 287026 More actions · Answer 6

Thom A - Tuesday, December 5, 2017 8:15 AM
Got to love Microsoft minutes. Having to uninstall an application on the Work PC, and the Installer showed it would take an impressive 68 Microsoft minutes. Some 5 minutes later it had 15 Microsoft Seconds remaining. That was 15 minutes ago, and it still states 15 Microsoft seconds.

Heh - that's been the norm for as long as I can remember. 😉

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Phil Parkin SSC Guru Points: 246960 More actions · Answer 7

Ed Wagner - Tuesday, December 5, 2017 8:21 AM
Thom A - Tuesday, December 5, 2017 8:15 AM
Got to love Microsoft minutes. Having to uninstall an application on the Work PC, and the Installer showed it would take an impressive 68 Microsoft minutes. Some 5 minutes later it had 15 Microsoft Seconds remaining. That was 15 minutes ago, and it still states 15 Microsoft seconds.
Heh - that's been the norm for as long as I can remember. 😉

At least the installers which zoom straight to 99% and then hang there for 10 minutes seem to be a thing of the past.

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Thom A SSC Guru Points: 99130 More actions · Answer 8

Phil Parkin - Tuesday, December 5, 2017 8:24 AM
Ed Wagner - Tuesday, December 5, 2017 8:21 AM
Thom A - Tuesday, December 5, 2017 8:15 AM
Got to love Microsoft minutes. Having to uninstall an application on the Work PC, and the Installer showed it would take an impressive 68 Microsoft minutes. Some 5 minutes later it had 15 Microsoft Seconds remaining. That was 15 minutes ago, and it still states 15 Microsoft seconds.
Heh - that's been the norm for as long as I can remember. 😉
At least the installers which zoom straight to 99% and then hang there for 10 minutes seem to be a thing of the past.

Lies:

Thom~

Excuse my typos and sometimes awful grammar. My fingers work faster than my brain does.
Larnu.uk

jonathan.crawford SSCertifiable Points: 6612 More actions · Answer 9

Sean Lange - Friday, December 1, 2017 9:05 AM
Brandie Tarvin - Friday, December 1, 2017 8:28 AM
At risk of politicizing The Thread, has anyone noticed any shifts in their workplaces due to the current #MeToo / Sexual Harassment movement?
I'm curious to see how far this has filtered down (if at all) into places that the news media hasn't picked up on yet.
Nope I try to stay in our little hallway of cubes and avoid talking to as many people at work as possible. This is not because I am scared of the light or an introvert, it is because I can't deal with average level of stupidity around the office which is quite staggering. Although I have considered making it a requirement that nobody can speak to me in person and all communication must be done through email. That way there is a record of all communication. 🙂

<email>
Dear Beloved Colleague,

Per our recent conversation of DMM/DD/YYYY, I will be taking the following actions, providing this email to make sure that the tasks are not lost in the busy shuffle here at ABC corp. This also serves as a reminder that you promised to X, Y and Z by MM/DD/YYYY. Thank you for your insight, it is truly appreciated, and I believe that working together to solve this problem will make not just our lives better, but the entire company more productive.

Sincerely,
Grumpy Elf
</email><read receipt></read receipt>

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jonathan.crawford SSCertifiable Points: 6612 More actions · Answer 10

Steve Jones - SSC Editor - Friday, December 1, 2017 11:30 AM
Grant Fritchey - Friday, December 1, 2017 11:23 AM
Steve Jones - SSC Editor - Friday, December 1, 2017 11:15 AM
It didn't change the weather forecast for CO, either. Still now snow. Try something else.
Yeah, but did you try the clustered columnstore index?
I need to. Dry and warm here. It's @#$%#$%@# December.

I don't remember that one from the official Apollo mission archive. What are you standing on?

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Sean Lange SSC Guru Points: 286590 More actions · Answer 11

jonathan.crawford - Tuesday, December 5, 2017 8:42 AM
Sean Lange - Friday, December 1, 2017 9:05 AM
Brandie Tarvin - Friday, December 1, 2017 8:28 AM
At risk of politicizing The Thread, has anyone noticed any shifts in their workplaces due to the current #MeToo / Sexual Harassment movement?
I'm curious to see how far this has filtered down (if at all) into places that the news media hasn't picked up on yet.
Nope I try to stay in our little hallway of cubes and avoid talking to as many people at work as possible. This is not because I am scared of the light or an introvert, it is because I can't deal with average level of stupidity around the office which is quite staggering. Although I have considered making it a requirement that nobody can speak to me in person and all communication must be done through email. That way there is a record of all communication. 🙂
<email>
Dear Beloved Colleague,
Per our recent conversation of DMM/DD/YYYY, I will be taking the following actions, providing this email to make sure that the tasks are not lost in the busy shuffle here at ABC corp. This also serves as a reminder that you promised to X, Y and Z by MM/DD/YYYY. Thank you for your insight, it is truly appreciated, and I believe that working together to solve this problem will make not just our lives better, but the entire company more productive.
Sincerely,
Grumpy Elf
</email><read receipt></read receipt>

Just have to be careful with beloved...that could be misinterpreted as flirting. 😉

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Hugo Kornelis SSC Guru Points: 64790 More actions · Answer 12

Ed Wagner - Tuesday, December 5, 2017 8:21 AM
Thom A - Tuesday, December 5, 2017 8:15 AM
Got to love Microsoft minutes. Having to uninstall an application on the Work PC, and the Installer showed it would take an impressive 68 Microsoft minutes. Some 5 minutes later it had 15 Microsoft Seconds remaining. That was 15 minutes ago, and it still states 15 Microsoft seconds.
Heh - that's been the norm for as long as I can remember. 😉

https://xkcd.com/612/

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Thom A SSC Guru Points: 99130 More actions · Answer 13

Hugo Kornelis - Tuesday, December 5, 2017 8:50 AM
Ed Wagner - Tuesday, December 5, 2017 8:21 AM
Thom A - Tuesday, December 5, 2017 8:15 AM
Got to love Microsoft minutes. Having to uninstall an application on the Work PC, and the Installer showed it would take an impressive 68 Microsoft minutes. Some 5 minutes later it had 15 Microsoft Seconds remaining. That was 15 minutes ago, and it still states 15 Microsoft seconds.
Heh - that's been the norm for as long as I can remember. 😉
https://xkcd.com/612/

I think I'd prefer some made up numbers at this point. I'm still at 15 seconds (an hour later). >_< Pretty confident in saying that it's never going to finish.

Thom~

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Larnu.uk

JustMarie SSCertifiable Points: 7771 More actions · Answer 14

Thom A - Tuesday, December 5, 2017 9:05 AM
Hugo Kornelis - Tuesday, December 5, 2017 8:50 AM
Ed Wagner - Tuesday, December 5, 2017 8:21 AM
Thom A - Tuesday, December 5, 2017 8:15 AM
Got to love Microsoft minutes. Having to uninstall an application on the Work PC, and the Installer showed it would take an impressive 68 Microsoft minutes. Some 5 minutes later it had 15 Microsoft Seconds remaining. That was 15 minutes ago, and it still states 15 Microsoft seconds.
Heh - that's been the norm for as long as I can remember. 😉
https://xkcd.com/612/
I think I'd prefer some made up numbers at this point. I'm still at 15 seconds (an hour later). >_< Pretty confident in saying that it's never going to finish.

At this point I'd like to see the OS/2 Warp cat just chasing a 'Done!' around the screen and catching it when it's really done. Give up on time estimates all together and make it something entertaining to watch.

I miss that cat...

Chris Harshman SSC-Forever Points: 42192 More actions · Answer 15

Thom A - Tuesday, December 5, 2017 8:26 AM
Lies:

Symantec??? OK, there's your problem right there! Actually we just moved off of Symantec 2 months ago, and it took like 2 hours and 2 reboots to remove it from my computer :crazy: